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...easygoing pair has a propensity for planning capers and getting into trouble. Take their ticket-scalping scheme for last year's Culture Rhythms: "We bought 50 or 70 tickets and released them slowly," Aaron explains with a laugh. "It worked like a charm and we charged whatever the market would bear. We even got e-mails this year asking for tickets," (Perhaps this explains this year's two ticket-per-person limit.) Their troubles now tend to be more dangerous. "We almost got shot in Central Square," Aaron recalls. "Whenever we go out, trouble just finds us." "Trouble finds...
Before plunking down $27 per ticket, though, keep in mind that the Pudding Show is limited by its form: men in drag who make jokes about their private parts, even when they are frolicking in song, go only so far. A related aspect of the Pudding Show which bothers people each year is its exclusion of women. Does HPT violate the spirit of Harvard's non-discrimination policy? Probably. So should women be allowed to perform in the show? Probably not--if students and audiences believe the HPT form is worthwhile...
...male show is a Harvard tradition, and thousands flock to see the drag burlesque each year. Some pay $27 a ticket for the chance to see an original, full-scale musical featuring undergraduate men in tights...
...general. In presidential races issues flow down from the top of the ticket. Is Al Gore really going to wave the bloody impeachment shirt, reminding voters of complicity in this most ethically challenged Administration...
FOUL BALL After winning back baseball fans with last season's home-run heroics, how does Major League Baseball express its gratitude? By jacking up prices, of course. The average ticket will cost $15.26 this year (an increase of 7%), ranging from the Minnesota Twins' $8.22 to the Boston Red Sox's $23. Judging by their '98 home-game records and '99 ticket prices, here are a couple of teams that potentially offer the most (and fewest) wins for your money...